Classes & Seminars

Undergraduate Course Graduate Courses Winter Seminars Summer Seminars

Graduate courses

Data Science

Winter Semester

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Classes

Forest Digitalization

Summer Semester

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Classes

Precise Forest Management

Summer/Winter Semester

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Seminars

Undergraduate Courses

 Schedule for Watershed Conservation Classes in 2023   
( 流域保全論）

1. Introduction.
2. Global Climate Change. 
3. Environmental Factors controlling Forests. 
4. Forests and Soil.
5. Forests in Northeastern Japan.
6. Forests Carbon Cycle.
7. Forests Water Cycle.
8. Forest Nutrients.
9.  Mid-Term Exam (Group Presentations).
10. Forests in Cold Environments.
11. Forest Monitoring: Continuous Measurements.
12. Forest Evaluation: Isotope Analysis.
13. Forest Evaluation: Precise Remote Sensing.
14. Study cases in Northeastern Japan.
15. Final Exam.

International Summer Seminar (Italy and Germany)

In 2023 the summer seminar will be conducted in Italy and Germany. We will visit the University of Torino and research sites in Piemonte Region from September 11-18 and from September 18 - 29, we will visit Hannover University, Hannover surroundings and vist research and cultural sites in Northern Germany (Hamburg and Bremenhaven). This seminar is open for undergraduate and Graduate students at the Faculty of Agriculture at YU. This seminar aims at promoting the existing the DD Program with Hannover University and promote exchange of students with the University of Torino. This seminar offers a great opportunity for students to learn about foreign university educational system and experience different cultures.

International Winter Seminar (Japan)

This field seminar is organized with Leibniz University Hannover in Germany and the University of Torino in Italy. It is conducted in the Yamagata University Research Forest and at several other location in Northeastern Japan. The aim is to show the interaction between forest ecosytems in cold environments in Japan, the adaptation to climate change and the resilience of forests and local communities to severe natural phenomena in this region of Japan.